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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Occupations Code § 58.051: CERTAIN USES OF GENETIC INFORMATION PROHIBITED.

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  1. OCCUPATIONS CODE
  2. TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING
  3. CHAPTER 58. USE OF GENETIC INFORMATION
  4. SUBCHAPTER B. USE AND RETENTION OF GENETIC INFORMATION

A licensing authority may not deny an application for an occupational license, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an occupational license, or take any other disciplinary action against a license holder based on the refusal of the license applicant or license holder to:

(1) submit to a genetic test;

(2) submit a family health history;

(3) disclose whether the applicant or holder has submitted to a genetic test; or

(4) disclose the results of any genetic test to which the applicant or holder has submitted.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:31Z. Source file · JSON

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